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for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Suggest ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(4) Suggest ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

Overview of this Information Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Renewal of Information Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: First 

Responders Community of Practice: 

User Registration Form. 

(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: DHS Science 

& Technology Directorate, DHS Form 

10059 (09/09). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Individuals; the data will be 

gathered from individual first 

responders who wish to participate in 

the First Responders Community of 

Practice. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

a. Estimate of the total number of 

respondents: 5000. 

b. An estimate of the time for an 

average respondent to respond: 0.25 

burden hours. 

c. An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 2500 burden hours. 

Dated: June 3, 2011. 

Tara O’Toole, 

Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14551 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0048] 

Privacy Act of 1974; U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, Customs 

and Border Protection—001 Alien File, 

Index, and National File Tracking 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Update and 

Reissuance of Privacy Act System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security is updating and re-publishing 

the previously established Privacy Act 

system of records notice published in 

the Federal Register on January 16, 

2007 for the Department of Homeland 

Security U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, and the Customs 

and Border Protection Alien File, Index, 

and National File Tracking System of 

Records. This system of records 

contains information regarding 

transactions involving an individual as 

he/she passes through the U.S. 

immigration and inspection process, 

some of which may also be covered by 

separate systems of records notices. This 

system of records contains personally 

identifiable information such as the 

individual’s name, Alien Registration 

Number, receipt file number, date and 

place of birth, date and port of entry, as 

well as the location of each official 

Alien File. It may also contain other 

personal identifiers such as an 

individual’s social security number. The 

Department of Homeland Security is 

updating the Department of Homeland 

Security United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services—001 Alien File 

and Central Index System to be renamed 

Department of Homeland Security U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

Customs and Border Protection—001 

Alien File, Index, and National File 

Tracking System of Records with the 

following substantive changes: (1) The 

addition of new routine uses to allow 

the Department of Homeland Security to 

share information from the system; (2) 

an update to the classification level of 

the system and to provide notice that 

the system may contain classified 

records; and (3) a proposed exemption 

from certain provisions of the Privacy 

Act for records that are classified. 

Additionally, this notice includes nonsubstantive changes to simplify the 

formatting and text of the previously 

published notice and improve the 

public’s understanding of the system. 

To propose the additional exemption, 

the Department of Homeland Security is 

also giving concurrent notice of 

proposed rulemaking pursuant to the 

Privacy Act of 1974 for the Department 

of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, Customs and 

Border Protection—001 Alien File, 

Index, and National File Tracking 

System of Records. The legacy final rule 

exempting the Immigration and 

Naturalization Service Alien File and 

Central Index System, JUSTICE/INS– 

001A legacy system of records from 

certain portions of the Privacy Act 

remains in effect until publication of a 

final rule by the Department of 

Homeland Security. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 13, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DHS–2011–0048 by one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 703–483–2999. 

• Mail: Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include Department of 

Homeland Security as the agency name 

and docket number for this rulemaking. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided by the 

submitter. 

• Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact: 

Donald K. Hawkins (202–272–8000), 

Privacy Officer, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529. 

For privacy issues please contact: Mary 

Ellen Callahan (703–235–0780), Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) implements U.S. 

immigration law and policy through the 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Service’s (USCIS) processing and 

adjudication of applications and 

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asylum, and other immigration benefits. 

USCIS also supports national security 

by preventing individuals from 

fraudulently obtaining immigration 

benefits and by denying applications 

from individuals who pose national 

security or public safety threats. U.S. 

immigration policy and law is also 

implemented through U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) law 

enforcement activities and U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection’s (CBP) 

inspection and border protection 

processes. 

The Alien File (A-File), Index, and 

National File Tracking System of 

Records is the official record system that 

contains information regarding 

transactions involving an individual as 

he/she passes through the U.S. 

immigration and inspection process. 

The DHS/USCIS–ICE–CBP–001 Alien 

File, Index, and National File Tracking 

System of Records contains personally 

identifiable information (PII) such as the 

individual’s name, Alien Registration 

Number, receipt file number, date and 

place of birth, date and port of entry, as 

well as the location of each official AFile. It may also contain other personal 

identifiers such as an individual’s 

Social Security Number (SSN), if the 

individual has one and it is in the AFile. Some records contained in the 

DHS/USCIS–ICE–CBP–001 A-Files are 

derived from separate systems of record, 

in which case the system of records 

notice pertaining to the originating 

system would govern the treatment of 

those records. Previously, the legacy 

agency Immigration and Naturalization 

Services (INS) collected and maintained 

information concerning all of these 

immigration and inspection 

interactions. Since the formation of 

DHS, however, immigration 

responsibilities have been divided 

among USCIS, ICE, and CBP. While 

USCIS is the custodian of the A-File, all 

three components create and use AFiles, hence this joint System of Records 

Notice. 

A notice detailing this system of 

records was last published in the 

Federal Register on January 16, 2007, as 

the DHS/USCIS–001 Alien File and 

Central Index System (CIS), (72 FR 

1755). 

DHS is updating the DHS/USCIS–001 

Alien File and Central Index System of 

Records to be renamed DHS/USCIS– 

ICE–CBP–001 Alien File, Index, and 

National File Tracking System of 

Records to include the following 

substantive changes: (1) The addition of 

thirteen routine uses and updates to 

other routine uses to allow DHS to share 

information from the system; (2) an 

update to the classification level of the 

system and to provide notice that the 

system may contain classified records; 

and (3) a proposed exemption from 

certain provisions of the Privacy Act for 

records that are classified. 

DHS is renaming this system in order 

to provide a better description of the 

types of records that are maintained in 

this system of records. These records 

may be maintained in paper or 

electronic format, but the uses and 

protections outlined in the notice do not 

change because of the format or the 

specific IT system in which they are 

maintained. DHS has provided more 

explicit notice on the specific IT 

systems where these types of records 

may exist under ‘‘Location.’’ 

Below is a summary of the thirteen 

routine use additions or modifications 

with the letter in parentheses 

corresponding to the routine use 

impacted: 

(A) Updated: To include DHS as an 

additional party for litigation in the 

release of information to the Department 

of Justice (DOJ); 

(D) New: To an agency, organization, 

or individuals for the purpose of 

performing audits or oversight as 

authorized by law; 

(F) Updated: To include interns and 

students working on assignments for 

DHS; 

(I) New: To courts for immigration, 

civil, or criminal proceedings; 

(K) New: To DOJ or other federal 

agencies when conducting litigation to 

assist in development of the agency’s 

legal and/or policy position; 

(L) Updated: To include sharing with 

international organizations about an 

alien or an enforcement operation with 

transnational implications; 

(P) New: To a government 

organization in regards to hiring or 

retention of an individual where failure 

to disclose the information on an 

individual is likely to create a security 

risk; 

(Q) Updated: Rewritten to provide 

better clarification on when information 

is released to current or prospective 

employers; 

(T) New: To Congress during the 

private immigration relief legislation 

process; 

(U) Updated: To government agencies 

to assist in the collection of debts; 

(V) Updated: To third parties posting 

immigration bonds; 

(BB) New: To third parties when an 

individual will be released from DHS 

custody to assist with arranging housing 

or medical care; 

(CC) New: To domestic government 

agencies when an individual will be 

released from DHS custody and there 

are concerns related to health and 

safety; 

(DD) New: To foreign governments to 

coordinate removal of individuals; 

(EE) New: To law enforcement 

agencies for de-conflicting 

investigations and other coordination of 

law enforcement activities; 

(FF) New: To custodial agencies to 

place an immigration detainer on an 

individual or to facilitate the transfer of 

custody of the individual from DHS to 

that agency; 

(GG) New: To government agencies to 

confirm the location, custodial status, 

removal or voluntary departure of an 

alien in order to facilitate the custody, 

care and/or legal rights of the 

individual’s minor children; 

(HH) New: To government agencies to 

assist in making determinations of 

redress; 

(II) New: To share information from 

the system on a case-by-case basis with 

the news media or public. 

The latter sharing, to the news media 

or public, would be done only with the 

approval of the DHS Chief Privacy 

Officer, who will weigh the public 

interest in receiving the information 

against the privacy interests of the 

individual to whom the information 

pertains, when the disclosure is 

necessary to preserve confidence in the 

integrity of DHS or demonstrate the 

accountability of DHS personnel. 

Classification level: DHS has updated 

the SORN to indicate that both 

classified and unclassified information 

may be maintained in the A-File, as 

such DHS is providing a concurrent 

notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant 

to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the DHS/ 

USCIS–ICE–CBP—001 Alien File, Index, 

and National File Tracking System of 

Records to include an exemption for 

classified information in addition to the 

existing law enforcement information 

exemption. The proposed rule extends 

the Privacy Act exemption to classified 

information and then re-publishes the 

existing exemptions claimed for the 

legacy JUSTICE/INS–001A A-File and 

CIS, (66 FR 46812). Generally, USCIS, 

ICE, and CBP are not the originators of 

the classified materials maintained in 

some A-Files. DHS therefore, would rely 

upon the Privacy Act exemptions 

claimed by the system of records from 

which the classified material originated. 

By issuing this particular exemption, 

DHS is providing further transparency 

about the existence of classified material 

in this system of records. All of the 

exemptions DHS is proposing are 

standard law enforcement and national 

security exemptions exercised by a large 

number of federal law enforcement and 

intelligence agencies. Until DHS 


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publishes a final rule exempting the 

system from certain portions of the 

Privacy Act, the legacy final rule 

exempting the JUSTICE/INS–001A AFile and CIS, (66 FR 46812) legacy 

system of records from certain portions 

of the Privacy Act remains in effect for 

this system of records. 

Pursuant to Pub. L. No. 107–296, 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, Section 

804 Savings Provisions, and by 

reference 28 CFR Appendix C to Part 16, 

Subpart E, pertaining to the JUSTICE/ 

INS–001A A-File and CIS, (66 FR 

46812) system of records notice, the 

records and information in this system 

are exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3) and 

(4), (d), (e)(1), (2), and (3), (e)(4)(G) and 

(H), (e)(5) and (8), and (g) of the Privacy 

Act. These exemptions apply only to the 

extent that records in the system are 

subject to exemption pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a (j)(2) and (k)(2). 

Administrative changes: In addition 

to the above mentioned substantive 

changes to this system of records notice, 

DHS has updated the categories of 

individuals and categories of records so 

that they are more clearly defined. 

Consistent with DHS’s statutory 

information sharing mission, 

information stored in the DHS/USCIS– 

ICE–CBP—001 Alien File, Index, and 

National File Tracking System of 

Records may be shared with other DHS 

components, as well as appropriate 

federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, or 

international government agencies. This 

sharing will take place only after DHS 

determines that the receiving 

component or agency has a need to 

know the information to carry out 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other 

functions consistent with the purposes 

of this system of records and the routine 

uses set forth in this system of records 

notice. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies Fair 

Information Principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

which the United States Government 

collects, maintains, uses, and 

disseminates individuals’ records. The 

Privacy Act applies to information that 

is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ 

A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

for which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass 

United States citizens and lawful 

permanent residents. As a matter of 

policy, DHS extends administrative 

Privacy Act protections to all 

individuals where systems of records 

maintain information on U.S. citizens, 

lawful permanent residents, and 

visitors, and aliens. Individuals may 

request access to their own records that 

are maintained in a system of records in 

the possession or under the control of 

DHS by complying with DHS Privacy 

Act regulations, 6 CFR Part 5. 

The Privacy Act requires each agency 

to publish in the Federal Register a 

description denoting the type and 

character of each system of records that 

the agency maintains, and the routine 

uses that are contained in each system 

in order to make agency record keeping 

practices transparent, to notify 

individuals regarding the uses to which 

their records are put, and to assist 

individuals to more easily find such 

files within the agency. Below is the 

description of the DHS/USCIS–ICE– 

CBP—001 A-File, Index, and National 

File Tracking system of records. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

DHS has provided a report of this 

revised system of records to the Office 

of Management and Budget and to the 

Congress. 

SYSTEM OF RECORDS: 

DHS/USCIS–ICE–CBP—001. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Department of Homeland Security 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Customs and Border 

Protection—001 Alien File, Index, and 

National File Tracking System of 

Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified, sensitive, for official use 

only, and classified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Alien Files (A-Files) are maintained 

in electronic and paper format 

throughout DHS. Digitized A-Files are 

located in the Enterprise Document 

Management System (EDMS). The 

Central Index System (CIS) maintains an 

index of the key personally identifiable 

information (PII) in the A-File which 

can be used to retrieve additional 

information through such applications 

as Enterprise Citizenship and 

Immigrations Services Centralized 

Operational Repository (eCISCOR), the 

Person Centric Query Service (PCQS) 

and the Micorfilm Digitization 

Application System (MiDAS). The 

National File Tracking System (NFTS) 

provides a tracking system of where the 

A-Files are physically located, including 

whether the file has been digitized. 

The databases maintaining the above 

information are located within the DHS 

data center in the Washington, D.C. 

metropolitan area as well as throughout 

the country. Computer terminals 

providing electronic access are located 

at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) sites at Headquarters 

and in the Field throughout the United 

States and at appropriate facilities under 

the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security (DHS) and other 

locations at which officers of DHS 

component agencies may be posted or 

operate to facilitate DHS’s mission of 

homeland security. Hard copies of the 

A-Files are primarily located at the 

records centers in Lee Summit, 

Missouri; Suitland, Maryland; San 

Bruno, California; Seattle, Washington; 

and Dayton, Ohio. Hard copies may also 

be located at Headquarters, Regional, 

District, and other USCIS file control 

offices in the United States and foreign 

countries as detailed on the agency’s 

Web site, http://www.USCIS.gov. Hard 

copies may also be located at the offices 

and facilities of U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include: 

• Lawful Permanent Residents; 

• Naturalized United States Citizens; 

• United States Citizens when 

petitioning for benefits under the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) 

on behalf of another individual; 

• Individuals who received or 

petition for benefits under the INA; 

• Individuals who are subject to the 

enforcement provisions of the INA; 

• Individuals who are subject to the 

INA and: 

Æ Are under investigation by DHS for 

possible national security threats or 

threats to the public safety, 

Æ Were investigated by the DHS in 

the past, 

Æ Are suspected of violating 

immigration-related criminal or civil 

provisions of treaties, statutes, 

regulations, Executive Orders, and 

Presidential proclamations administered 

by DHS, or 

Æ Are witnesses and informants 

having knowledge of such violations; 

• Relatives and associates of those 

individuals list above who are subject to 

the INA; 

• Individuals who have renounced 

their U.S. Citizenship; or 

• Preparers, Attorneys, and 

Representatives who assist individuals 

during benefit and enforcement 

proceedings under the INA. 

Note: Individuals may fall within one 

or more of these categories. 


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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

include: 

A. The hardcopy paper A-File, which 

contains the official record material 

about each individual for whom DHS 

has created a record under the 

Immigration and Nationality Act such 

as: Naturalization certificates; various 

documents and attachments (e.g., birth 

and marriage certificates); applications 

and petitions for benefits under the 

immigration and nationality laws; 

reports of arrests and investigations; 

statements; other reports; records of 

proceedings before or filings made with 

the U.S. immigration courts and any 

administrative or federal district court 

or court of appeal; correspondence; and 

memoranda. Specific data elements may 

include: 

• Alien Registration Number(s) (ANumbers); 

• Receipt file number(s); 

• Full name and any aliases used; 

• Physical and mailing addresses; 

• Phone numbers and email 

addresses; 

• Social Security Number; 

• Date of birth; 

• Place of birth (city, state, and 

country); 

• Countries of citizenship; 

• Gender; 

• Physical characteristics (height, 

weight, race, eye and hair color, 

photographs, fingerprints); 

• Government-issued identification 

information (i.e., passport, driver’s 

license): 

Æ Document type, 

Æ Issuing organization, 

Æ Document number, and 

Æ Expiration date; 

• Military membership; 

• Arrival/Departure information 

(record number, expiration date, class of 

admission, etc.); 

• FBI Identification Number; 

• Fingerprint Identification Number; 

• Immigration enforcement history, 

including arrests and charges, 

immigration proceedings and appeals, 

and dispositions including removals or 

voluntary departures; 

• Immigration status; 

• Family history; 

• Travel history; 

• Education history; 

• Employment history; 

• Criminal history; 

• Professional accreditation 

information; 

• Medical information relevant to an 

individual’s application for benefits 

under the Immigration and Nationality 

Act before the Department or the 

immigration court, an individual’s 

removability from and/or admissibility 

to the United States, or an individual’s 

competency before the immigration 

court; 

• Specific benefit eligibility 

information as required by the benefit 

being sought; and 

• Video or transcript of immigration 

interview. 

B. EDMS maintains the electronic 

copy of the A-File (same information as 

above with the exception of material 

that cannot be scanned such as cassette 

tapes, CDs, or DVDs) if it was scanned 

from the paper file. 

C. CIS contains information on those 

individuals who during their 

interactions with DHS have been 

assigned an A-Number. The system 

contains biographic information on 

those individuals allowing DHS 

employees to quickly review the 

individual’s immigration status. The 

information in the system can then be 

used to retrieve additional information 

on the individual from other systems. 

The information in the system can be 

used to request the hard copy A-File 

from the DHS File Control Office that 

has custody of the file. Specific data 

elements may include: 

• A-Number(s); 

• Full name and any aliases used; 

• Social Security Number; 

• Date of birth; 

• Place of birth (city, state, and 

country); 

• Country of citizenship; 

• Gender; 

• Government issued identification 

information (i.e., passport, driver’s 

license): 

Æ Document type; 

Æ Issuing organization; 

Æ Document number; and 

Æ Expiration date; 

• Arrival/Departure information 

(record number, expiration date, class of 

admission etc.); 

• Immigration status; 

• Father and Mother’s first name; 

• FBI Identification Number; 

• Fingerprint Identification Number; 

• Immigration enforcement history, 

including arrests and charges, 

immigration proceedings and appeals, 

and dispositions including removals or 

voluntary departures; and 

• File Control Office location of the 

paper or electronic A-File. 

D. NFTS contains the location of the 

A-File to a more detailed level within 

the DHS File Control Office. Specific 

data elements include: 

• A-Number(s); 

• Receipt File Number; and 

• Location of the paper or electronic 

A-File and Receipt File at and within 

the DHS File Control Office, as well as 

the history of who has maintained the 

A-File, including the component, 

section and employee. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Authority for maintaining this system 

is in Sections 103 and 290 of the INA, 

as amended (8 U.S.C. 1103 and 1360), 

and the regulations issued pursuant 

thereto; and Section 451 of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 

107–296). 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this system of records 

is to carry out the provision of benefits 

under and the enforcement of the INA 

and related statutes. A-Files, EDMS, 

CIS, and NFTS are used primarily by 

DHS employees for immigration benefits 

processing, protection of national 

security, and administering and 

enforcing immigration and nationality 

laws and related statutes. 

The purpose of the A-File is to 

document an individual’s benefits and 

enforcement transactions as he/she 

passes through the U.S. immigration 

and inspection process. 

The purpose of CIS is to provide a 

searchable central index of A-Files and 

to support the location and transfer of 

A-Files among DHS personnel and 

offices as needed in support of 

immigration benefits and enforcement 

transactions. 

The purpose of NFTS is to accurately 

account for the specific physical 

location of A-Files and Receipt Files 

within a DHS File Control Office, and to 

track the request and transfer of all AFiles and Receipt Files. 

These records assist the Department 

with processing applications for benefits 

under applicable immigration laws; 

detecting violations of these laws; 

supporting the referral of such 

violations for prosecution or other 

appropriate enforcement action; 

supporting law enforcement efforts and 

the inspection process; and supporting 

protection of the United States borders. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Note: Even when a valid routine use 

permits disclosure of information from 

this system of records to a third party, 

in some cases such disclosure may not 

be permissible because of 

confidentiality laws and policies that 

limit the sharing of information about 

the application for or award of certain 

immigration benefits. For example, 

information in this system of records 

contained in or pertaining to 

applications for asylum or refugee 

protection, information relating to 

persons who have pending or approved 


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petitions for protection under the 

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), 

Seasonal Agricultural Worker or 

Legalization claims, the Temporary 

Protected Status of an individual, and 

information relating to S, T, or U visas 

should not be disclosed pursuant to a 

routine use unless disclosure is 

otherwise permissible under the 

confidentiality statutes, regulations, or 

policies applicable to that information. 

However, these confidentiality 

provisions do not prevent DHS from 

disclosing information to the U.S. 

Department of Justice and United States 

Attorneys’ Offices as part of an ongoing 

criminal or civil investigation. 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside DHS as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3). 

ROUTINE USES, TO INCLUDE DISCLOSURES: 

A. To the Department of Justice 

(including United States Attorneys’ 

Offices) or other federal agency 

conducting litigation or in proceedings 

before any court, adjudicative or 

administrative body, when it is 

necessary to the litigation and one of the 

following is a party to the litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation: 

1. DHS or any component thereof; 

2. Any employee of DHS in his/her 

official capacity; 

3. Any employee of DHS in his/her 

individual capacity where DOJ or DHS 

has agreed to represent the employee; or 

4. The United States or any agency 

thereof, is a party to the litigation or has 

an interest in such litigation, and DHS 

determines that the records are both 

relevant and necessary to the litigation 

and the use of such records is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

DHS collected the records. 

B. To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that congressional office 

made at the request of the individual to 

whom the record pertains. 

C. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration or other federal 

government agencies pursuant to 

records management inspections being 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

D. To an agency, organization, or 

individual for the purpose of performing 

audit or oversight operations as 

authorized by law, but only such 

information as is necessary and relevant 

to such audit or oversight function. 

E. To appropriate agencies, 

organizations, and individuals when: 

1. DHS suspects or has confirmed that 

the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; 

2. DHS has determined that as a result 

of the suspected or confirmed 

compromise there is a risk of harm to 

economic or property interests, identity 

theft or fraud, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by 

DHS or another agency or entity) or 

harm to the individuals who rely upon 

the compromised information; and 

3. The disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DHS efforts to respond 

to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

F. To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, interns, 

trainees, students, and others 

performing or working on a contract, 

service, grant, cooperative agreement, or 

other assignment for DHS, when 

necessary to accomplish an agency 

function related to this system of 

records. Individuals provided 

information under this routine use are 

subject to the same Privacy Act 

requirements and limitations on 

disclosure as are applicable to DHS 

officers and employees. 

G. To appropriate federal, state, tribal, 

territorial, local, international, or foreign 

law enforcement agencies or other 

appropriate authorities charged with 

investigating or prosecuting a violation 

or enforcing or implementing a law, 

rule, regulation, or order, where a 

record, either on its face or in 

conjunction with other information, 

indicates a violation or potential 

violation of law, which includes 

criminal, civil, or regulatory violations 

and such disclosure is proper and 

consistent with the official duties of the 

person making the disclosure. 

H. To clerks and judges of courts 

exercising naturalization jurisdiction for 

the purpose of filing petitions for 

naturalization and to enable such courts 

to determine eligibility for 

naturalization or grounds for revocation 

of naturalization. 

I. To courts, magistrates, 

administrative tribunals, opposing 

counsel, parties, and witnesses, in the 

course of immigration, civil, or criminal 

proceedings before a court or 

adjudicative body when: 

1. DHS or any component thereof; or 

2. Any employee of DHS in his or her 

official capacity; or 

3. Any employee of DHS in his or her 

individual capacity where the agency 

has agreed to represent the employee; or 

4. The United States, where DHS 

determines that litigation is likely to 

affect DHS or any of its components; 

Is a party to litigation or has an 

interest in such litigation, and DHS 

determines that use of such records is 

relevant and necessary to the litigation, 

and that in each case, DHS determines 

that disclosure of the information to the 

recipient is a use of the information that 

is compatible with the purpose for 

which it was collected. 

J. To an attorney or representative (as 

defined in 8 CFR 1.1(j)) who is acting on 

behalf of an individual covered by this 

system of records in connection with 

any proceeding before USCIS, ICE, or 

CBP or the Executive Office for 

Immigration Review. 

K. To the Department of Justice 

(including United States Attorneys’ 

Offices) or other federal agency 

conducting litigation or in proceedings 

before any court, adjudicative or 

administrative body, where necessary to 

assist in the development of such 

agency’s legal and/or policy position. 

L. To the Department of State in the 

processing of petitions or applications 

for benefits under the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, and all other 

immigration and nationality laws 

including treaties and reciprocal 

agreements; or when the Department of 

State requires information to consider 

and/or provide an informed response to 

a request for information from a foreign, 

international, or intergovernmental 

agency, authority, or organization about 

an alien or an enforcement operation 

with transnational implications. 

M. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, territorial, or foreign 

governments, as well as to other 

individuals and organizations during 

the course of an investigation by DHS or 

the processing of a matter under DHS’ 

jurisdiction, or during a proceeding 

within the purview of the immigration 

and nationality laws, when DHS deems 

that such disclosure is necessary to 

carry out its functions and statutory 

mandates to elicit information required 

by DHS to carry out its functions and 

statutory mandates. 

N. To an appropriate federal, state, 

tribal, territorial, local, or foreign 

government agency or organization, or 

international organization, lawfully 

engaged in collecting law enforcement 

intelligence, whether civil or criminal, 

or charged with investigating, 

prosecuting, enforcing or implementing 

civil or criminal laws, related rules, 

regulations or orders, to enable these 

entities to carry out their law 

enforcement responsibilities, including 

the collection of law enforcement 

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appropriate to the proper performance 

of the official duties of the person 

receiving the information. 

O. To an appropriate federal, state, 

local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 

international agency, if the information 

is relevant and necessary to a requesting 

agency’s decision concerning the hiring 

or retention of an individual, or 

issuance of a security clearance, license, 

contract, grant, or other benefit, or if the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

a DHS decision concerning the hiring or 

retention of an employee, the issuance 

of a security clearance, the reporting of 

an investigation of an employee, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance of 

a license, grant or other benefit. 

P. To an appropriate federal, state, 

local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 

international agency, if DHS determines 

(1) The information is relevant and 

necessary to that agency’s decision 

concerning the hiring or retention of an 

individual, or issuance of a security 

clearance, license, contract, grant, or 

other benefit, and (2) failure to disclose 

the information is likely to create a risk 

to government facilities, equipment, or 

personnel; sensitive information; critical 

infrastructure; or the public safety. 

Q. To an individual’s current 

employer to the extent necessary to 

determine employment eligibility or to 

a prospective employer or government 

agency to verify an individual is eligible 

for a government-issued credential that 

is a condition of employment. 

R. To a former employee of DHS, in 

accordance with applicable regulations, 

for purposes of: responding to an official 

inquiry by a federal, state, or local 

government entity or professional 

licensing authority; or facilitating 

communications with a former 

employee that may be necessary for 

personnel-related or other official 

purposes where the Department requires 

information or consultation assistance 

from the former employee regarding a 

matter within that person’s former area 

of responsibility. 

S. To the Office of Management and 

Budget in connection with the review of 

private relief legislation as set forth in 

OMB Circular No. A–19 at any stage of 

the legislative coordination and 

clearance process as set forth in the 

Circular. 

T. To the U.S. Senate Committee on 

the Judiciary or the U.S. House of 

Representatives Committee on the 

Judiciary when necessary to inform 

members of Congress about an alien 

who is being considered for private 

immigration relief. 

U. To a federal, state, tribal, or local 

government agency and/or to domestic 

courts to assist such agencies in 

collecting the repayment of loans, or 

fraudulently or erroneously secured 

benefits, grants, or other debts owed to 

them or to the United States 

Government, or to obtain information 

that may assist DHS in collecting debts 

owed to the United States Government; 

V. To an individual or entity seeking 

to post or arrange, or who has already 

posted or arranged, an immigration 

bond for an alien to aid the individual 

or entity in (1) Identifying the location 

of the alien, or (2) posting the bond, 

obtaining payments related to the bond, 

or conducting other administrative or 

financial management activities related 

to the bond. 

W. To a coroner for purposes of 

affirmatively identifying a deceased 

individual (whether or not such 

individual is deceased as a result of a 

crime). 

X. Consistent with the requirements 

of the INA, to the Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS), the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC), or to any state or local health 

authorities, to: 

1. Provide proper medical oversight of 

DHS-designated civil surgeons who 

perform medical examinations of both 

arriving aliens and of those requesting 

status as a lawful permanent resident; 

and 

2. Ensure that all health issues 

potentially affecting public health and 

safety in the United States are being or 

have been, adequately addressed. 

Y. To a federal, state, local, tribal, or 

territorial government agency seeking to 

verify or ascertain the citizenship or 

immigration status of any individual 

within the jurisdiction of the agency for 

any purpose authorized by law. 

Z. To the Social Security 

Administration (SSA) for the purpose of 

issuing a SSN and card to an alien who 

has made a request for a SSN as part of 

the immigration process and in 

accordance with any related agreements 

in effect between the SSA, DHS and the 

Department of State entered into 

pursuant to 20 CFR 422.103(b)(3); 

422.103(c); and 422.106(a), or other 

relevant laws and regulations. 

AA. To federal and foreign 

government intelligence or 

counterterrorism agencies or 

components where DHS becomes aware 

of an indication of a threat or potential 

threat to national or international 

security, or where such use is to 

conduct national intelligence and 

security investigations or assist in antiterrorism efforts. 

BB. To third parties to facilitate 

placement or release of an individual 

(e.g., at a group home, homeless shelter, 

etc.) who has been or is about to be 

released from DHS custody but only 

such information that is relevant and 

necessary to arrange housing or 

continuing medical care for the 

individual. 

CC. To an appropriate domestic 

government agency or other appropriate 

authority for the purpose of providing 

information about an individual who 

has been or is about to be released from 

DHS custody who, due to a condition 

such as mental illness, may pose a 

health or safety risk to himself/herself or 

to the community. ICE will only 

disclose information about the 

individual that is relevant to the health 

or safety risk they may pose and/or the 

means to mitigate that risk (e.g., the 

individual’s need to remain on certain 

medication for a serious mental health 

condition). 

DD. To foreign governments for the 

purpose of coordinating and conducting 

the removal of individuals to other 

nations under the INA; and to 

international, foreign, and 

intergovernmental agencies, authorities, 

and organizations in accordance with 

law and formal or informal international 

arrangements. 

EE. To a federal, state, local, 

territorial, tribal, international, or 

foreign criminal, civil, or regulatory law 

enforcement authority when the 

information is necessary for 

collaboration, coordination and deconfliction of investigative matters, 

prosecutions, and/or other law 

enforcement actions to avoid 

duplicative or disruptive efforts and to 

ensure the safety of law enforcement 

officers who may be working on related 

law enforcement matters. 

FF. To the DOJ Federal Bureau of 

Prisons and other federal, state, local, 

territorial, tribal and foreign law 

enforcement or custodial agencies for 

the purpose of placing an immigration 

detainer on an individual in that 

agency’s custody, or to facilitate the 

transfer of custody of an individual from 

DHS to the other agency. This will 

include the transfer of information 

about unaccompanied minor children to 

HHS to facilitate the custodial transfer 

of such children from DHS to HHS. 

GG. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign governmental or 

quasi-governmental agencies or courts 

to confirm the location, custodial status, 

removal or voluntary departure of an 

alien from the United States, in order to 

facilitate the recipients’ exercise of 

responsibilities pertaining to the 

custody, care, or legal rights (including 

issuance of a U.S. passport) of the 

removed individual’s minor children, or 

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support payments or other debts owed 

by the removed individual. 

HH. To a federal, state, tribal, 

territorial, local, international, or foreign 

government agency or entity for the 

purpose of consulting with that agency 

or entity: (1) To assist in making a 

determination regarding redress for an 

individual in connection with the 

operations of a DHS component or 

program; (2) for the purpose of verifying 

the identity of an individual seeking 

redress in connection with the 

operations of a DHS component or 

program; or (3) for the purpose of 

verifying the accuracy of information 

submitted by an individual who has 

requested such redress on behalf of 

another individual. 

II. To the news media and the public, 

with the approval of the Chief Privacy 

Officer in consultation with counsel, 

when there exists a legitimate public 

interest in the disclosure of the 

information or when disclosure is 

necessary to preserve confidence in the 

integrity of DHS or is necessary to 

demonstrate the accountability of DHS’s 

officers, employees, or individuals 

covered by the system, except to the 

extent it is determined that release of 

the specific information in the context 

of a particular case would constitute an 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically or on paper in secure 

facilities in a locked drawer behind a 

locked door. The records are stored on 

paper, magnetic disc, tape, CD–ROM, 

DVD, and other digital media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Digitized A–Files maintained in 

EDMS can be searched and retrieved by 

any of the following fields alone or in 

any combination: 

• A–Number; 

• Last name; 

• First name; 

• Middle name; 

• Aliases; 

• Date of birth; 

• Country of birth; 

• Gender; and 

• Through a full text-based search of 

records contained in the digitized 

A–File (based on optical character 

recognition of the scanned images). 

The location of the paper record from 

which the digitized A–Files was 

produced can be searched in CIS using 

the following data: 

• A–Number; or 

• Full name; or 

• Alias; or 

• Sounds-like name with or without 

date of birth; or 

• Certificate of Citizenship or 

Naturalization Certificate number; or 

• Driver’s License Number; or 

• FBI Identification Number; or 

• Fingerprint Identification Number; 

or 

• I–94 admission number; or 

• Passport number; or 

• Social Security Number; or 

• Travel document number. 

The location of the paper or digitized 

record A–Files and Receipt Files can be 

searched in NFTS using the following 

data: 

• A–Number; or 

• Receipt File Number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable DHS automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

physical and technical controls have 

been imposed to minimize the risk of 

compromising the information that is 

being stored. Access to the hard copy 

records and computer systems 

containing the records in this system is 

limited to those individuals who have a 

need to know the information for the 

performance of their official duties and 

who have appropriate clearances or 

permissions. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

The A–File records are permanent 

whether hard copy or electronic. A– 

Files are transferred to the custody of 

the National Archives 100 years after 

the individual’s date of birth. Newlyeligible files are transferred to the 

National Archives every five years. 

When a paper A–File is digitized, the 

digitized A–File maintained in EDMS 

becomes the official record and 

maintains the same retention schedule 

as the original paper A–File. The hard 

copy files are sent to the records center 

once the records have been digitized. 

CIS records are permanently retained 

on-site because they are the index of 

where the physical A–File is and 

whether it has been transferred to the 

National Archives. 

NFTS records are temporary and 

deleted when they are no longer needed 

for agency business. The records exist 

only as a reference to a physical or 

digital file, and exist for as long as the 

referenced file exists. NFTS records 

associated with an A–File will be 

retained on a permanent basis even after 

the A–File has been retired to NARA to 

retain accurate recordkeeping. Receipt 

Files with a shorter retention period 

will have the associated NFTS record 

destroyed or deleted once the file has 

been destroyed. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

The DHS system manager is the Chief, 

Records Division, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from the 

notification, access, and amendment 

procedures of the Privacy Act because it 

contains classified and sensitive 

unclassified information related to 

intelligence, counterterrorism, 

homeland security, and law 

enforcement programs. These 

exemptions apply only to the extent that 

records in the system are subject to 

exemption. However, USCIS will 

consider individual requests to 

determine whether or not information 

may be released. Individuals must 

request access to their information by 

submitting a Freedom of Information 

(FOIA) or Privacy Act request to USCIS 

in writing clearly marked ‘‘Privacy Act 

Request’’ or ‘‘FOIA Request’’ to the 

following address: National Records 

Center, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, FOIA/PA Office, 

P.O. Box 64064–8010, Lee’s Summit, 

MO 64064–8010. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

Departmental system of records, your 

request must conform with the Privacy 

Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part 

5. You must first verify your identity, 

meaning that you must provide your full 

name, current address and date and 

place of birth. You must sign your 

request, and your signature must either 

be notarized or submitted under 28 

U.S.C. 1746, which permits statements 

to be made under penalty of perjury as 

a substitute for notarization. While no 

specific form is required, you may 

obtain forms for this purpose from the 

Chief FOIA Officer, http://www.dhs.gov/ 

FOIA or 1–866–431–0486. In addition 

you should provide the following: 

• An explanation of why you believe 

the Department would have information 

on you; 

• Identify which component(s) of the 

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• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created; 

• Provide any other information that 

will help the FOIA staff determine 

which DHS component agency may 

have responsive records; and 

• If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 

individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without this bulleted information, 

USCIS may not be able to conduct an 

effective search, and your request may 

be denied due to lack of specificity or 

lack of compliance with applicable 

regulations. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Basic information contained in DHS 

records is supplied by individuals on 

Department of State and DHS 

applications and forms. Other 

information comes from inquiries or 

complaints from members of the general 

public and members of Congress; 

referrals of inquiries or complaints 

directed to the President or Secretary of 

Homeland Security; reports of 

investigations, sworn statements, 

correspondence, official reports, 

memoranda, and written referrals from 

other entities, including federal, state, 

and local governments, various courts 

and regulatory agencies, foreign 

government agencies and international 

organizations. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from the 

following provisions of the Privacy Act, 

subject to the limitations set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (c)(4): (d); (e)(1), 

(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), 

(e)(5), (e)(8), (e)(12); (f); (g)(1); and (h) 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). 

Additionally, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security has exempted this system from 

the following provisions of the Privacy 

Act, subject to the limitation set forth in 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), 

(e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I); and (f) pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2). 

Dated: May 27, 2011. 

Mary Ellen Callahan, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14489 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0225] 

Chemical Transportation Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Committee Establishment. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Homeland 

Security has determined that the 

establishment of the Chemical 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

(CTAC) is necessary and in the public 

interest in connection with the 

performance of duties of the U. S. Coast 

Guard. 

Name of Committee: Chemical 

Transportation Advisory Committee. 

ADDRESSES: If you desire to submit 

comments on this action, they must be 

submitted by July 13, 2011. Comments 

must be identified by (USCG–2011– 

0225) and may be submitted by using 

one of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on the establishment 

of the CTAC, call or e-mail LT Sean 

Peterson, Commandant (CG–5223), 

Attention CTAC, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 

Second St., SW. STOP 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126; e-mail: 

sean.m.peterson@uscg.mil; fax: (202) 

372–1926. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (USCG–2011–0225), indicate the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online (via 

http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. If you submit 

a comment online via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an e-mail 

address, or a telephone number in the 

body of your document so that we can 

contact you if we have questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Notice’’ and insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 

0225’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box. Click 

‘‘Search’’ then click on the balloon shape 

in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. If you submit 

your comments by mail or hand 

delivery, submit them in an unbound 

format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, 

suitable for copying and electronic 

filing. If you submit comments by mail 

and would like to know that they 

reached the Facility, please enclose a 

stamped, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. We will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the comment period. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 

0225’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. You may also visit the Docket 

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